Beautifully Renovated 4 Bedroom Farmhouse, Blanzay, Vienne

Property Description

This detached Charentaise longère is located in the centre of the delightful village of Blanzay. The property comes with 4 bedrooms, a newly installed pool, outbuildings and over an acre of land. There’s also high speed internet (70mbps) and the property is on mains drainage. The Boulangerie, epicerie and a locally-renowned restaurant are all within walking distance.





The accommodation is bright and spacious and the layout is as follows:





Ground floor:





A door leads into the large farmhouse-style kitchen (28m2) with Charentaise fireplace and log burner. From the hallway there is a door to a small utility room with plumbing for washing machine and space for washer-dryer.





Also leading from the hallway is a large living room (28m2) with fireplace, log-burner and wooden floor. From here there’s a door that leads to the office, which could also be used as a ground floor bedroom. There is a separate cloakroom and WC.





One of the adjoining outbuildings was converted in 2020 to provide an extra bedroom and en suite bathroom. This suite has its own entrance so could be used as independent guest accommodation.





First floor:





The landing runs the length of the property and has three spacious bedrooms leading from it.





Bedroom 2 (16m2) with superb en-suite facilities incorporating an Italian shower, free-standing bath, WC and basin. Views over countryside.





Bedroom 3 (10m2) plus built-in wardrobe/dressing area. An en-suite shower room includes a shower, WC and wash hand basin. Views over countryside.





Bedroom 4 (14m2) A double-aspect room with views over the garden and countryside.





Outside:





The plot measures a total of 1.2 acres (4860m2). At the front of the house is an easy-to-maintain gravelled courtyard. Most of the plot is lawned with a wide selection of mature native trees and fruit trees. The swimming pool was installed in 2019 and measures 8m x 4m. It comes with the regulation safety cover.





There are several outbuildings, the largest of which is an open barn (154m2) which was was re-roofed in 2020 and is ideal for outdoor dining. There’s another large barn (62m2), the old cottage (16m2) with original fireplace and flagstone floor, a former cowshed (27m2) and a further smaller barn of 20m2.





Location:





The village of Blanzay is one of the prettiest in the area and includes a bar/restaurant, boulangerie, salle de fêtes, épicerie, artisan fromagerie, school, sports ground and pétanque pitch.





The university city of Poitiers with its shops, café-culture, cinemas, bowling alleys, theatres and ancient cathedral is just a 40 minute drive away.  The airport at Poitiers has flights to the UK and European destinations while nearby Futuroscope is one of the largest family attractions in France.  Links to Paris are excellent with local trains from St. Saviol and from there onto Poitiers and Paris. La Rochelle is under 2 hours away and the beautiful city of Bordeaux is 2 hours by car or 1.5hours by train.  Both towns have international airports. The delightful town of Cognac is an hour away. Closer to home are the popular market towns of Verteuil-sur-Charente and Civray. 





Additional info:





Bedrooms: 4


Bathrooms: 4


Receptions: 2


Plot size: 1.2 acres


Habitable space: 132m2


Heating: Wood-burner + Electric radiators 


Parking: Yes (large courtyard and car port) 


DPE rating: E


Taxe fonciere: 623 Euros per annum


Broadband: Yes (70mbps)


Drainage: Mains


Distance to shops: Walking distance 


Distance to ferry port: 4h10mins (St Malo)


Distance to airport: 45mins (Poitiers) 





Please note:  Agency fees are included in the advertised price and are payable by the purchaser.   All locations and sizes are approximate. La Résidence has made every effort to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and in no way misleading.  However, this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are either given or implied.


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